I wasn't even aware Lacy was eligible, he'd certainly be in competition for the top spot. As for Knile Davis, his stock has dropped greatly from his 2010 season. Less than 400 yards this season(compared to over 1,300 in 2010) despite playing the entire year. His injury looks like it has definitely affected him, I see absolutely no chance at a first round selection, more likely a late round pick.

RCAChainGang

12-12-2012 03:22 PM

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I wasn't even aware Lacy was eligible, he'd certainly be in competition for the top spot. As for Knile Davis, his stock has dropped greatly from his 2010 season. Less than 400 yards this season(compared to over 1,300 in 2010) despite playing the entire year. His injury looks like it has definitely affected him, I see absolutely no chance at a first round selection, more likely a late round pick.

IMO, I don't quite see any RB going in Round One. I think Bernard has the best chance, but only as a situational back on a team like Green Bay or New England.

Pats are loaded at rb. And very young. Ridley's a stud. Rushed for 1000 yards in 12 games. Shane Vereen is really coming around. Brandon Bolden looked good as a rookie before his suspension. Jeff Demps is on IR. Woodhead is a free-agent. But, Vereen is ready to step into that role.

As far as how many will go in the first round, I think it is way to early to try and accurately predict that. As of right now I could see maybe one guy go at the end of the first round. Also the teams that need are going to look to get running back help will have early picks in the first round and thus there wont be one to draft that high up. e.g. Cardinals, Chargers, Raiders. The two teams that will have picks at the back end of the draft I could see drafting a RB are the Falcons and the Broncos.

I think Bernard will be the first RB taken. I really like his durability and speed and his threat as a receiver out of the backfield.

JRTPlaya21

12-14-2012 04:44 PM

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Surprised there's been no mention of Michael Dyer. Really hope the Jets land him, as far as talent goes I think he's the best, just a matter of off-field issues

There is probably no mention on him because he didn't play any football at all this past season. His future is up in the air.

As far as how many will go in the first round, I think it is way to early to try and accurately predict that. As of right now I could see maybe one guy go at the end of the first round. Also the teams that need are going to look to get running back help will have early picks in the first round and thus there wont be one to draft that high up. e.g. Cardinals, Chargers, Raiders. The two teams that will have picks at the back end of the draft I could see drafting a RB are the Falcons and the Broncos.

I think Bernard will be the first RB taken. I really like his durability and speed and his threat as a receiver out of the backfield.

Gio has a long injury history. It will be interesting how he checks out. I think he could end up going between rounds 1-4, really depending on how his knee's check out.

Great player. I think he will suprise some people with his speed.

LonghornsLegend

12-16-2012 09:35 AM

Gio looks like he has a lot of Lesean McCoy in his game and if he gets drafted at the tail end of the 1st to a team like Atlanta or Green Bay I think he could handle a pretty big workload with his all around skill set. Shady didn't have that elite straight line speed either but his change of direction, agility, and acceleration were all exceptional and that's what I see from Gio.

descendency

12-16-2012 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Robcards
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Surprised there's been no mention of Michael Dyer. Really hope the Jets land him, as far as talent goes I think he's the best, just a matter of off-field issues

I loved him when Newton was at AU. Then shortly after that, his games started sucking.

He's going to struggle to be drafted.

Razor

12-16-2012 11:40 AM

I actually like a lot of the RBs in this class, but it's not that top heavy. Right now my top five is probably:

I'll take a stab at this I guess. So many similar caliber RB's this year all clumped together. So much will depend on where they land. I'm leaving Lattimore off for the time being until we know more about his recovery.